Two years ago this month, The Independent Agenda launched, just in time for the debt-limit crisis that caused Standard & Poor’s to strip the U.S. of its AAA credit rating. Then came the run-up to the 2012 presidential election, primary … More…

On Tuesday came the astonishing news that the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller home price had its biggest increase in seven years. The gains were across the board—existing housing, new housing, building permits, everything.